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Editorial: Congratulations Cal!

Some may not know the difference between a curve ball or a slider, but it's quite likely that most Marylanders would recognize Cal Ripken Jr. in a crowd. The Iron Man of baseball is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the day he broke Major League Baseball's consecutive-games-played streak at 2,131. After a strike and the cancellation of the World Series, the streak was major cause for celebration in the baseball realm.

Some may not know the difference between a curve ball or a slider, but it's quite likely that most Marylanders would recognize Cal Ripken Jr. in a crowd. The Iron Man of baseball is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the day he broke Major League Baseball's consecutive-games-played streak at 2,131. After a strike and the cancellation of the World Series, the streak was major cause for celebration in the baseball realm.

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Updated: 10:37 AM EDT Sep 4, 2015

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WEBVTT SOME MAY NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CURVE BALL OR A SLIDER, BUT IT'S QUITE LIKELY THAT MOST MARYLANDERS RECOGNIZE CAL RIPKEN JR. IN A CROWD. THE IRON MAN OF BASEBALL IS CELEBRATING THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY HE BROKE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED STREAK AT 2131, AFTER A STRIKE AND THE CANCELLATION OF THE WORLD SERIES THE STREAK WAS MAJOR CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION IN THE BASEBALL REALM. THE ABILITY TO PUT IN CONSISTENT WORK OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY ON A NEARLY DAILY BASIS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, PUT CAL IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS CAL REMAINED HUMBLE PLAYING FOR HIS TEAM. A WORLD SERIES' CHAMPION, 19 TIME ALL-STAR. TWO-TIME MVP, RIPKEN JOINED THE HALL OF FAME IN 2007 RECEIVING 98% OF THE VOTE TO BECOME A BASEBALL IMMORTAL ON HIS FIRST TRY, A FEAT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE. THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY STATS THAT SET CAL APART FROM EVERYONE ELSE. WHETHER HE'S MAKING A JAW DROPPING PLAY OR BREAKING OPEN A CLOSE GAME WITH A CLUTCH HIT FOR THE ORIOLES, KATHERINE KEN AND HIS LEGACY CONTINUES TO THRIVE.

Editorial: Congratulations Cal!

Some may not know the difference between a curve ball or a slider, but it's quite likely that most Marylanders would recognize Cal Ripken Jr. in a crowd. The Iron Man of baseball is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the day he broke Major League Baseball's consecutive-games-played streak at 2,131. After a strike and the cancellation of the World Series, the streak was major cause for celebration in the baseball realm.